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Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s California trip for star-studded fundraiser

A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend while President Biden was in Los Angeles attending a star-studded fundraiser, according to local police.

California fast-food managers rake in massive raises – despite restaurants hiking prices, shutting stores over $20 minimum wage

A little-known clause in AB 1228 requires quick service restaurants to pay salaried managers at least $83,200 -- up from $66,560.

America's wine supply under 'serious threat' as despised invasive insect devours vineyards

Eggs of the oversized spotted lanternfly were stowed away in a California wine country-bound shipment from New York state last March.

Rachel Morin's family 'convinced her killer has more victims' in the US because of 'gaps in time' between crimes

"Something we've been concerned about is that there are other victims out there … whether they were attacked and it ended the same way as my sister, or maybe there...

Wildfire burning near Los Angeles explodes to more than 12,250 acres, forcing evacuations

The Post Fire started Saturday at 1:47 p.m. in Gorman, California, on Gorman Road and continues to burn in Los Angeles County and Ventura County. The cause of the fire...

2 pilots killed as World War II-era plane crashes at Father's Day event

Frank Wright, 67, the chief of operations at the Yanks Air Museum, was flying the twin-engine Lockheed 12A plane with his co-pilot Saturday afternoon when it plummeted from the sky...

Wind spreads wildfire north of Los Angeles as authorities warn more residents to be ready to evacuate

Los Angeles County's first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to more than 16 square miles (41 square kilometers), one day after it forced the evacuation of at least...

Calif. woman was harassed by aggressive black bear she named ‘Big B---ard’ before fatal mauling in home

Pactice Miller, 71, had been harassed by an aggressive black bear in her small Northern California town for months before it broke into her home and killed her last year.

Workers met with massive surprise after draining iconic fountain

The city drained its iconic concrete Vaillancourt Fountain in Embarcadero Plaza to address electrical issues, but was met with a big surprise.

Couple rescued in US desert after water runs out: video

A couple hiking in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California was rescued after running out of water in 100-degree weather.

Michael Jackson's infamous Neverland Ranch is being used as major filming location for biopic about pop icon

It was not as easy as 1 2 3, but Neverland Ranch has been secured as a major filming location for an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic.

President Biden expected to rake in $28 million from star-studded LA fundraiser

The cash exceeds the $25 million Team Biden took in during a similar blowout event in March with former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at Radio City...

Hunter Biden wears distinctive bracelet seen in infamous laptop pics to LA church

Hunter Biden wore his distinctive bracelet -- seen in his infamous laptop photos -- on his right wrist during his visit to the St. Mary In Palms Episcopal Church, near...

Condemned house 'unfit for human occupancy' gets 7 offers in sign of a cutthroat market

A dilapidated fixer-upper at 2161 Elliot St. in San Jose has become a sign of the times after selling for significantly over its asking price.

Jillian Michaels sounds off on how 'woke victimology poker' drove her out of California: 'Too crazy for me'

Fitness guru Jillian Michaels went off on how "insane" her home state of California has become in recent years and how "woke victimology poker" drove her away. 

Apple pays female workers less than men with comparable jobs: lawsuit

Apple systematically underpays female workers in its engineering, marketing and AppleCare divisions, the lawsuit filed in San Francisco by two women claims.

Man who robbed bank, fought cops and hid cash and drugs in his rectum had been released from prison day before

Eric Walter Gray had just been released from San Quentin the day before a wild escapade in which he allegedly robbed a California bank and fought the cops.

My kids were kicked out of Catholic school — after being too patriotic

A California mom says administrators took issue with her teen son's vocal love of America.

Beauty mogul asks $41.95M for the California home she bought from Ellen DeGeneres

The cosmetics queen and her husband Paolo are looking to part ways with this Carpinteria crib, which looks out to the Pacific Ocean.

San Francisco becomes one of the first major US cities to declare 'sanctuary' status for transgender people

The city's Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of the sanctuary status, making San Francisco one of the first major cities in the nation to do so.